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Project Management Basics: Definitions, Methods and Tools

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Now that we’ve determined what a project is, we can define project management as a discipline. What Is Project Management? Project Life Cycle The project life cycle describes the five phases all projects go through. Here’s a quick overview of each.

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How to Actually Develop a Project Management Plan

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Project Resource Management Plan Define how you will plan resource management, estimate activity resources, acquire resources, develop the team, manage the team, and control resources. Project Communications Plan Define how you will plan communications management, manage communications, and monitor communications.

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What is Project Management

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The PMI also notes that a project is typically different from ongoing operations or business as usual and that it requires the coordination of various resources and activities in order to achieve its objectives. From start to finish, a project usually goes through 5 phases, called the Project Life Cycle.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

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Communication Plan: A document outlining the communication strategy for the project, including all stakeholders and their relationship to the project. The communication plan formally lists what is to be communicated, to whom, through which mediums, and at what intervals. Go") or abandoning it (i.e., "No